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Ha! Thank goodness it's not just me with the same problems :)

Agreed - in hindsight that does make sense - I think I was meaning more for structures - at the moment I'm to scared to fly even if there's one person near by! :) Sent from my iPhone using PhantomPilots mobile app

I suppose also, if you fly with a minimal altitude of say 60M, you will always be at least 50M away from people and/or structures (as long as you factor in the structure height). 50m being two lengths of a standard non-olympic swimming pool - that's what I'm using to guestimate the distance -...

I'm glad I found this thread as I have been asking the same questions, as a new drone owner. Of course I want to fly it and shoot video, but obviously I don't want to harm anyone or get into trouble and bring the concept into bad press. I read somewhere that, as a loose guide, the CAA is...

From what I have read on this topic, and I'm very new to this, the main features you loose are the Follow Me flight mode, and the ability to download map data on the fly. You can cache the maps in advance I think - there's an option in the app to cache maps?

ha yeah that sounds about right :) I should have waited till the Spring before buying .. that way would have saved 100 quid on the price of the P3S and had better weather for flying :-/

I'm in Exeter - have recently purchased a P3S - hasn't been the best weather for flying has it of late.

Exeter UK - just joined a few days ago :)

Thanks Waylander Yes, the theory applies to some dslr videogrpahy too - my camera filters may be a little too big for the Phantom:) - thanks for the welcome

Morning all, I've just signed up to the forums, and felt obliged to say hello :) I'm from Exeter UK, have a PS3 Standard - still waiting for some decent weather to shoot some video. I've only had a/the drone since Dec 2015. My background is photography, and am looking to try and transfer some...

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